The Bulldog football season kicked off with a victorious start. Beginning this undefeated streak, the Dogs went against Lowell with a final score of 42-7. The game against Lowell was the start of yet another successful season.
At the end of August, Crown Point played Chicago Taft High School in honor of Coach Buzz and the Principal of Chicago Taft, who are both leukemia survivors.
“I’m here to hopefully impact kids, students, and a community, but also rally a lot of people tonight for a common cause. Not necessarily to find a cure, but to bring awareness of how people can go about saving lives for people that have leukemia,” Coach Buzz said.
Playing a game that signifies more than just a win hits home for some players.
“If it means more to the coach, then it means more to the entire program. He puts in a lot of time for us, so it is an honor to represent what is important to him,” Junior Quarterback Noah Ehrlich said.
The first week of September, the dogs were set to face the notorious team, the Merrillville Pirates. However, the Dogs won yet again with a score of 39-6. Coach Buzz said, “I thought the game went as well as expected. Obviously, we played a very quality opponent and I think our guys executed and did what they needed to do to get the win. But with all that being said, there’s a lot of work to do.”
That’s the first time we’ve ever been down at halftime. We hadn’t faced that much adversity yet. So at halftime I told the guys, ‘Good teams rise up against adversity, and average teams just roll over at the end of the game.’
— Paul Clark
The CP Bulldogs football team is a never-satisfied program of committed young men always striving to do better. “I felt like we really came together as a team and we didn’t focus on them [Merrillville Pirates], we focused on ourselves and the game plan that we had. We came out there, executed, and we played CP dogs football,“ Senior Wide Receiver Camden Sorci said.
Heading into week four, Crown Point played Lake Central with a win for the Dogs and a score of 38-12. The Bulldogs lead the Duneland Conference. “The coaches have prepared us well for success. We don’t worry about the games to come, we worry only about the one in that week,” Senior Linebacker Will Clark said.
On September 22nd, Crown Point played Valparaiso. In a battle for the win, the Bulldogs came ahead in the second half for a win of 19-14. This game tested their true strength. Crown Point finally took the lead in the third quarter. “That’s the first time we’ve ever been down at halftime. We hadn’t faced that much adversity yet. So at halftime I told the guys, ‘Good teams rise up against adversity, and average teams just roll over at the end of the game,’” Senior Offensive Lineman Paul Clark said.
